Virginia Has 286 Student-Athletes Named to ACC Honor RollConference has record 2,909 student-athletes recognized

UVa had 286 student-athletes recognized

Aug. 6, 2013

GREENSBORO, N.C.--The 57th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll, recognizing academic excellence by student-athletes during the 2012-13 academic year, was announced Tuesday (Aug. 6) by Commissioner John Swofford. Virginia placed 286 student-athletes on the Honor Roll. A total of 24 Cavaliers were recognized for the fourth time during their careers.

The Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.00 or better for the full academic year. The conference acknowledged a record 2,909 student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom during the 2012-13 academic year.

Also honored were graduate students Matt Snyder (wrestling) and Sarah Cowburn (rowing), both of whom were recognized as Capital One Academic All-Americans and were named ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year in their respective sports.